Interior (Ausstattung) Codes and Materials

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Trying to find accurate information on this subject has not been an easy task. While the information contained here is known to be accurate, it is also known that it is not entirely complete.

 

The information below is from a factory publication dated March 15, 1962. Unfortunately I do not have the entire publication, nor does the publication state anything about the velours which were available.

Leather upholstery colors and associated Ausstattung code (March 15, 1962):

Code

Color
201

Black
202

Red
203

Red
204

Light Red
205

Blue
206

Middle Blue
207

Gray
208

?
209

Cream
210

Natural
211

Dark Green
212

Reseda Green
213

Light Yellow Antique
214

Rust Red
215

Ivory
216

Cognac

 

The following is from a factory document for the 300SE Coupe dated March 15, 1963.

 

Lackierung

Untertiel

Oberteil

 

Polsterung-Leder

Armaturen-

anlage und

Paneele

-HOLZ-

Code-

Num-

mern

I

DB158 weißgrau

(White-Grey)

DB190 graphitgrau

(Graphite Grey)

1079 rot

(Red)

Palisander

(Rosewood)

203

II

DB334 hellblau

(Light Blue)

DB350 mittelblau

(Middle Blue)

1065 hellgelbantik

(Light Yellow, antique)

(xxxx xxx zu blauer Lackierung)

Macassar

213

III

DB304 horizonblau

(Horizon Blue)

DB317 graublau

(Grey-Blue)

979 blau

(Blue)

Palisander

(Rosewood)

205

IV

DB439 creme

(Cream)

DB460 dunkelrotbraun

(Dark Red-Brown)

1099 rostrot

(Rust Red)

Macassar

214

V

DB270 blaugrün

(Blue-Green)

DB040 schwarz

(Black)

1060 creme

(Cream)

Wurzelnuß

(Burl Walnut)

209

VI

DB317 graublau

(Grey-Blue)

DB040 schwarz

(Black)

1068 naturfarben

(Natural)

Wurzelnuß

(Burl Walnut)

210

VII

DB350 mittelblau

(Middle Blue)

einheitlich

(no second color)

1065 hellgelbantik

(Light Yellow, antique)

Macassar

213

VIII

DB516 mittelrot

(Middle Red)

einheitlich

(no second color)

953 schwarz

(Black)

Palisander

(Rosewood)

201

IX

DB040 schwarz

(Black)

einheitlich

(no second color)

1106 elfenbein

(Ivory)

Macassar

215

X

DB050 weiß

(White)

einheitlich

(no second color)

1099 rostrot

(Rust Red)

Macassar

214

XI

DB717 papyrusweiß

(Papyrus White)

einheitlich

(no second color)

979 blau

(Blue)

Palisander

Rosewood)

205

XII

DB268 dunkelgrün

(Dark Green)

einheitlich

(no second color)

1505 cognacfarben

(Cognac)

Palisander

(Rosewood)

216

XIII

 

 

641 rot

(Red)

Palisander

(Rosewood)

202

XIV

  

 

354 mittelblau

(Middle Blue)

Palisander

(Rosewood)

206

XV

 

 

955 hellgrau

(Light Grey)

Palisander

(Rosewood)

207

XVI

 

 

1073 dunkelgrün

(Dark Green)

Wurzelnuß

(Burl Walnut)

211

XVII

 

 

1078 resedagrün

(Reseda Green)

Wurzelnuß

(Burl Walnut)

212

XVIII

 

 

1088 hellrot

(Light Red)

Palisander

(Rosewood)

204

Bei den unter I bis XII aufgeführten Positionen handeit es sich um Ausstattungsvorschläge,

von denen die genannten Lackierungen auch mit den unter Pos. XIII bis XVIII genannien

Leder-Ausführungen kombiniert wersen können. Über Einzelheiten erteilt die Abteilung Ver-

kauf inland Auskunft.

 

Typ 300 SE Coupe

                                   (Anderungen vorbehalten)

15. 3. 1963

 

Cloth and MB-Tex upholstery colors and associated Ausstattung code (March 15, 1962):

Code Color: Cloth Color: MB-Tex
001 Gray E 41 Gray B 51
002 Blue E 42 Light Blue E 42
003 Green E 43 Beige E 43
004 Dark Brown E 44 Reddish Brown E 44
005 Gray E 41 Wine Red E 45

 

The following is from factory publication P 1081 1262 (December 1962) and shows the actual cloth pattern with the MB Tex. Note that Codes 1-4 are printed on the card, but Code 5 contains a real sample of the cloth and Tex.

Click on the image of either the front or rear of the card for a larger picture.

Front side of card

Rear side of card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here we have the most comprehensive factory documentation available so far. This publication is one of the most amazing that I have ever seen. It includes actual paint and material samples for all the car models in 1961 but also includes sections on the 300SE LWB Sedan and the 230SL, neither of which was available until 1963. Unfortunately, these sections are also the only ones that do not have a date printed on them, suggesting the possibility that they may be from a later publication. Regardless of the publication date of these two sections, their value cannot be understated.

The book contains samples for the 180, 180D, 190, 190D, 220, 220S, 220SE (including coupe and cabriolet), 300, 300SE, 300SE LWB, 190SL, 230SL, and the 300SL. So far, I have included only the sections which relate to the 300SE models, but if someone has a particular interest in another one of the sections, send me a note at:

webmaster@300SE.org  and I'll do what I can to help.

Because of the relative thickness of each of the pages (especially with the cords and velours), "depth of field" issues make some of the text appear a little out of focus. Click on each of the respective images to get a larger image of each of the individual pages.

300SE Sedan Standard paint finish and upholsteries.

Almost certainly there were more pages in this section at one time. Note that someone has actually cut out the bottom-right corner of the last page.

 

 

 

300SE LWB Sedan Standard paint finish and upholsteries.

 

 

 

 

 

Special paint finish 180-300SE

 

 

 

 

 

MB-Tex and leather upholsteries 180-300SE

 

 

 

 

 

 

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